McLaren Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen said he had nowhere to go in his first-corner accident with Felipe Massa's Williams in the German Grand Prix.

The duo made contact right after the start, with Magnussen's left-front tire launching the Williams and sending it into a roll. Massa escaped unscathed, but the Brazilian blamed Magnussen for the accident. The race stewards investigated the incident and deemed no action was needed.

Magnussen said that he was certain there was no way he could have avoided Massa.

"For sure if I had another place to go I wouldn't have had contact," said Magnussen. "I didn't see the replay. It's a bit difficult to comment if you haven't seen the accident.

"I'm sorry about the situation, but I did my best and tried to avoid him, but I didn't really have anything to do. I wasn't really trying to do anything with Felipe so to have contact with him was very unfortunate."

The Dane, staring from fourth, spun and lost several positions as a result of the crash, but recovered to finish in ninth place.

"Not really enjoyable," he said of the race. "I think we could have had a decent race if we hadn't had that accident in the first corner. Not the best thing that could happen.

"I'm happy to come away with some points, and hopefully we can keep up the pace in Hungary and have a good race."